UH Mānoa groups, agencies team up to tackle impacts of climate change
Climate change will greatly impact the state's infrastructure in the next 50 years.
Forecasters predict busy 2019 hurricane season
Forecasters predict this season will have a 70 percent chance of being a higher than normal season with the likelihood of five to eight tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific.
Closer hurricanes show increased flood risks to Honolulu, Waikīkī
Findings were not a surprise, say researchers at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
Disaster management leaders recognized
The Pacific Risk Management ʻOhana, chaired by UH NDPTC executive director Karl Kim, has selected four recipients for their outstanding efforts in disaster resilience awards.
UH Hilo team provides USGS critical, daily chemical analysis of lava flow
UH Hilo is providing real-time chemistry analysis of lava samples to U.S. Geological Survey scientists to help determine how the lava will behave and how fast it will move.
Hurricane season 2018 outlook
The National Weather Service is projecting a near- or above-normal 2018 hurricane season.
SOEST volcanologists sought for expertise during Kīlauea eruption
The Kīlauea eruption has generated extensive news coverage and UH Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology experts have been sought by local, national and international media to provide background and information.
SOEST volcanologists, past and present, play a major direct role in Kīlauea science response
Bruce Houghton and nine past or present School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology graduates are working 24/7 at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring the Kīlauea eruption.
Pacific Disaster Center software recognized as Enterprise Preparedness Product of the Year
DisasterAWARE Enterprise, a new Software as a Service that extends life-saving technology to businesses worldwide, was just awarded Enterprise Preparedness Product of the Year by Compass Intelligence.
La Niña-like ocean cooling patterns intensify tropical cyclones
An International Pacific Research Center study by Yuqing Wang, Jiuwei Zhao and Ruifen Zhan shows a strong connection between the Global Warming Hiatus phenomenon and changes in cyclone activity over the northwest Pacific Ocean.
